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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Helper” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #512 of 702. Estimated risk: 88.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

48%

“Helper” will probably not be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 48% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

56%

“Helper” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 56% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Construction Laborers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris, and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers.

Avg. Annual Salary $51,260
Avg. Hourly Wage $24.64
Available Jobs (US) 1,057,660
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Construction Laborers #47-2061
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Construction Laborers”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Install sewer, water, or storm drain pipes, using pipe-laying machinery or laser guidance equipment.

  • Place, consolidate, or protect case-in-place concrete or masonry structures.

  • Mix ingredients to create compounds for covering or cleaning surfaces.

  • Provide assistance to craft workers, such as carpenters, plasterers, or masons.

  • Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.

  • Mop, brush, or spread paints, cleaning solutions, or other compounds over surfaces to clean them or to provide protection.

  • Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.

  • Control traffic passing near, in, or around work zones.

  • Lubricate, clean, or repair machinery, equipment, or tools.

  • Mix, pour, or spread concrete, using portable cement mixers.

  • Smooth or finish freshly poured cement or concrete, using floats, trowels, screeds, or powered cement finishing tools.

  • Position or dismantle forms for pouring concrete, using saws, hammers, nails, or bolts.

  • Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.

  • Spray materials, such as water, sand, steam, vinyl, paint, or stucco, through hoses to clean, coat, or seal surfaces.

  • Load, unload, or identify building materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans or specifications.

  • Perform site activities required of green certified construction practices, such as implementing waste management procedures, identifying materials for reuse, or installing erosion or sedimentation control mechanisms.

  • Position, join, align, or seal structural components, such as concrete wall sections or pipes.

  • Operate jackhammers or drills to break up concrete or pavement.

  • Erect or dismantle scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic barricades, ramps, or other temporary structures.

  • Operate or maintain air monitoring or other sampling devices in confined or hazardous environments.

  • Apply caulking compounds by hand or caulking guns to protect against entry of water or air.

  • Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, or compact and level earth to grade specifications, using picks, shovels, pneumatic tampers, or rakes.

  • Grind, scrape, sand, or polish surfaces, such as concrete, marble, terrazzo, or wood flooring, using abrasive tools or machines.

  • Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, or adjustment of machinery, equipment, or materials.

  • Tend pumps, compressors, or generators to provide power for tools, machinery, or equipment or to heat or move materials, such as asphalt.

  • Read plans, instructions, or specifications to determine work activities.

  • Tend machines that pump concrete, grout, cement, sand, plaster, or stucco through spray guns for application to ceilings or walls.

Technologies & Software

  • Buildots AI
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Autodesk Construction AI
  • Microsoft Word
  • Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Procore AI
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Autodesk Revit
  • Wire stretchers
  • Tripods
  • Transit levels
  • Laser guidance equipment for pipe placement
  • Scissor lifts
  • Bosun chairs
  • Saws
  • Scaffolding
  • Jig saws
  • Demolition saws
  • Hydraulic boring machines
  • Impact wrenches
  • Motor graders
  • Belt conveyors
  • Pedestal grinders
  • Air monitoring equipment
  • Cable pullers
  • Stucco spray guns
  • Hammer drills
  • Sandblasters
  • Walk-behind compacting equipment
  • Remote pipe cameras
  • Scarifiers
  • Plasma cutters
  • Snowplows
  • Gas leak detection devices
  • Spirit levels
  • Power buggies
  • Jackhammers
  • Mud jacks
  • Stump cutters
  • Wagon drills
  • Saber saws
  • Swing stages
  • Mowing equipment
  • Tape measures
  • Temperature probes
  • Hand grinders
  • Ladders
  • Protective suits
  • Smoke testers
  • Asphalt mops
  • Salamanders
  • Tampers
  • Brick carrier forks
  • Guniting machines
  • Chip spreaders
  • Forks
  • Steam cleaning equipment
  • Hole cutters
  • Plumb bobs
  • Kerosene burners
  • Spades
  • Oxygen/acetylene torches
  • Walk-behind saws
  • Hydraulic rock drills
  • Torches
  • Smudge pots
  • Road rollers
  • Bale hooks
  • Levels
  • Rotary hammers
  • Laser measuring devices
  • Two way radios
  • Nail guns
  • Impact hammers
  • Welding hoods
  • Winches
  • Carpenters' squares
  • Robotic pipe cleaners
  • Gin poles
  • Hammers
  • Floor sanders
  • Power screwdrivers
  • Cutoff saws
  • Trowels
  • Vibratory plate compactors
  • Power drills
  • Water samplers
  • Weed sprayers
  • Suction sweepers
  • Adjustable wrenches
  • Disc grinders
  • Floats
  • Hydraulic track-guided wall saws
  • Water tank trucks
  • Steam jennies
  • Mortar hoes
  • Skid steer loaders
  • Fencing pliers
  • Brick tongs
  • Measuring wheels
  • Tuck pointers
  • Chain saws
  • Hoists
  • Micrometers
  • Surveying rods
  • Pressure washers
  • Hydraulic chainsaws
  • Power sanders
  • Air compressors
  • Electric boring machines
  • Rakes
  • Loaders
  • Coring machines
  • Brick hammers
  • Concrete saws
  • Water spraying equipment
  • Calipers
  • Screeds
  • Slings
  • Bench grinders
  • Tappers
  • Plaster mixers
  • Sidewalk sweepers
  • Concrete mixers
  • Sewer cleaner vactors
  • Rough terrain forklifts
  • Pneumatic drills
  • Hand trucks
  • Asphalt saws
  • Paddle mixers
  • Axes
  • Liquid propane torches
  • Fall arrest systems
  • Laser screeds
  • Laser levels
  • Air drills
  • Pneumatic staplers
  • Generators
  • Respirators
  • Adjustable widemouth pliers
  • Shielded arc welding tools
  • Forklifts
  • Robotic pipe cutters
  • Crawler shovels
  • Bandsaws
  • Shovels
  • Paint sprayers
  • Reciprocating saws
  • Mortar mixers
  • Ride-on vacuum cleaners
  • Punches
  • Trenchers
  • Mattocks
  • Dynamite blasters
  • Picks
  • Carpenters' levels
  • Pickup trucks
  • Electric drills
  • Crowbars
  • Dump trucks
  • Drill presses
  • Asphalt kettles
  • Caulking guns
  • Cutout saws
  • Masonry forklifts
  • Cold chisels
  • Chipping guns
  • Manlifts
  • Water levels
  • Hydraulic booms
  • Concrete pumpers
  • Post hole augers
  • Hydraulic speed shoring equipment
  • Floor saws
  • Screwdrivers
  • Oil distributors
  • Circular saws
  • Sewer rodding machines
  • Earth tampers
  • Swing chairs
  • Theodolites
  • Pavement breakers
  • Jet trucks for cleaning sewer lines

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